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Author: Zheng Baosheng
2021-04-13 20:34
Last update date: 2021-04-13 23:32
Guo Rongkeng, a former member of the Civic Party’s Legislative Council, reported earlier that he had left Hong Kong for Canada and planned to re-naturalize.
Guo Rongkeng issued a statement on Facebook today (13th), stating that he had formally applied to the Civic Party to withdraw from the party, but he did not disclose where he was going.
In response to Guo Rongkeng’s statement in the evening, party chairman Leung Jiajie said that the Civic Party and Guo Rongkeng had not been in contact for a long time. He also pointed out that it was recently learned from media reports that Guo and his family had arrived in Canada to start a new life, which seemed to imply that the Civic Party did not know beforehand.
Thanks Yu Ruowei, Liang Jiajie and others
Guo Rongkeng expressed his gratitude to the Civic Party, especially Ruowei Yu, Ka Kit Leung, and Margaret Wu for their cultivation, opportunities, support and tolerance in the past, which gave him the opportunity to serve the people of Hong Kong and defend the core values of Hong Kong.
He also said that he would also take this opportunity to apologize if he has caused any inconvenience to the Civic Party.
In November 2020, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress made a decision on the membership of the Legislative Council. The government immediately deprived Yang Yueqiao, Guo Rongkeng, Guo Jiaqi, and Liang Jichang from their membership. Guo Rongkeng subsequently announced his withdrawal from the political circle.
Recently, it was reported that Guo had left Hong Kong at the end of November, first went to London, England, then transferred to Canada, and reunited with his wife and two sons in Canada.
Canadian media "The Globe and Mail" reported on April 8 that Guo Rongkeng, who was in Canada, got in touch. The other party expressed the hope to start a new life in Canada with his family. He also said: "Canada is the place where I was born, and it supports human rights. , Democracy and the rule of law.”
Liang Jiajie said that he has not contacted for a long time, fully understands and respects the decision to quit the party
Liang Jiajie said on Facebook that he has been walking side by side since he founded the Civic Party with Guo Rongkeng, but since the passage of the "Hong Kong National Security Law", Hong Kong's political ecological environment has undergone earth-shaking changes.
Liang Jiajie revealed that the Civic Party and himself have not contacted Guo Rongkeng for a long time. Recently, it has been learned from media reports that Guo and his family have arrived in Canada to start a new life. Liang is "really happy for you."
Regarding Guo Rongkeng's proposal to quit the party, Liang Jiajie expressed his full understanding and respect. He pointed out that "you have tried your best to uphold the truth of the matter." He thanked Guo for his selfless dedication over the years, and wished the Guo family well, health and safety.
In October 2019, Guo Rongkeng presided over the election of the chairman of the House Committee as the vice chairman of the internal committee. Democrats kept asking questions during the meeting, trying to delay the election of the chairman, so that the internal committee did not elect a chairman in April 2020.
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Many generals and district councillors of the Civic Party withdrew from the party in recent months
The Civic Party has fallen into a wave of resignation in recent months. District Councillor Li Junze announced today that he would withdraw from the party. At the end of last year, District Councillors Xian Haohui, Tan Jiajun and Yu Junxi, as well as Zheng Dahong, who had represented the party in the 2020 Legislative Council, announced their withdrawal from the Civic Party.
As for Legislative Council members, Chen Shuzhuang, the former vice chairman in charge of foreign affairs, announced his withdrawal from politics as early as September last year because he wanted to recuperate and experience being with his family. At the same time, he resigned from the party and would not re-elect as a member of the Legislative Council.
By March of this year, former Legislative Council members Yang Yueqiao, Tan Wenhao, Guo Jiaqi, and Eastern District Councillor Li Yuxin who were accused of conspiring to subvert state power for participating in the democratic primary elections had also withdrawn from the Civic Party.
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